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These warblers dangle from shrubs much like a chickadee, often foraging upside down and picking insects from dead leaves. Males sing from exposed perches during the breeding season. They join mixed-species flocks during migration and on the wintering grounds, but perhaps less frequently than Golden-winged Warblers.
 
These warblers dangle from shrubs much like a chickadee, often foraging upside down and picking insects from dead leaves. Males sing from exposed perches during the breeding season. They join mixed-species flocks during migration and on the wintering grounds, but perhaps less frequently than Golden-winged Warblers.
 
Blue-winged Warbler is a shrubland specialist, and are found in brushy fields, thickets, and forest edges.
 
Blue-winged Warbler is a shrubland specialist, and are found in brushy fields, thickets, and forest edges.
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[[File:BGGnatcatcher.jpg|400px|thumb|center|Yellow Warbler (Polioptila caerulea) ♂ - © Ken Czworka]]
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[[File:BGGnatcatcher.jpg|400px|thumb|center|Yellow Warbler (Polioptila caerulea) ♂ - © Ken Czworka]]
  
 
=== Golden-Winged Warbler ===
 
=== Golden-Winged Warbler ===

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Old World Warblers

Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher

(Polioptila caerulea)
COMMON: Breeds in the region, found is favored habitat. Blue-gray Gnatcatchers are tiny, slim songbirds with long legs; a long tail; and a thin, straight bill. Blue-gray Gnatcatchers are pale blue-gray birds with grayish-white underparts and a mostly black tail with white edges. The underside of the tail is mostly white. The face is highlighted by a thin but obvious white eyering. In summer, male Blue-gray Gnatcatchers sport a black ‘V’ on their foreheads extending above their eyes. The energetic Blue-gray Gnatchatcher rarely slows down, fluttering after small insects among shrubs and trees with its tail cocked at a jaunty angle. Blue-gray Gnatcatchers often take food from spiderwebs and also abscond with strands of webbing for their tiny nests, which are shaped like tree knots. In the East, gnatcatchers breed in deciduous forests and near edges, often in moister areas. In the West, look for them in shorter woodlands and shrublands including pinyon-juniper and oak woodlands.

Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) - © Ken Czworka

Wood Warblers

Blue-Winged Warbler

(Vermivora pinus)
Blue-winged Warblers are small, well-proportioned birds with a sharp and pointed bill. Compared to other warblers, the rather heavy black bill and eyeline give them a pointy-headed look. Adult males are bright yellow below, yellow-green above, and have two obvious wingbars on blue-gray wings, and a black eyeline. Adult females are paler with a less defined eyeline. The black bill and eyeline contribute to an almost angry-looking expression. From below look for the white undertail coverts on both sexes. These warblers dangle from shrubs much like a chickadee, often foraging upside down and picking insects from dead leaves. Males sing from exposed perches during the breeding season. They join mixed-species flocks during migration and on the wintering grounds, but perhaps less frequently than Golden-winged Warblers. Blue-winged Warbler is a shrubland specialist, and are found in brushy fields, thickets, and forest edges.

Yellow Warbler (Polioptila caerulea) ♂ - © Ken Czworka
Yellow Warbler (Polioptila caerulea) ♂ - © Ken Czworka

Golden-Winged Warbler

(Vermivora chrysoptera)

Tennessee Warbler

(Vermivora peregrina)

Orange-Crowned Warbler

(Vermivora celata)

Nashville Warbler

(Vermivora ruficapilla)

Yellow Warbler

(Dendroica petechia)

Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia) ♂ - © David Malak

Chestnut-Sided Warbler

(Dendroica pensylvanica)

Magnolia Warbler

(Dendroica magnolia)

Cape May Warbler

(Dendroica tigrina)

Black-Throated Green Warbler

(Dendroica virens)

Yellow-rumped Warbler

(Dendroica coronata)

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata) ♂ - © David Malak


Black-Throated Blue Warbler

(Dendroica caerulescens)

Blackburnian Warbler

(Dendroica fusca)

Pine Warbler

(Dendroica pinus)

Palm Warbler

(Dendroica palmarum)

Bay-Breasted Warbler

(Dendroica castanea)

Blackpoll Warbler

(Dendroica striata)

Cerulean Warbler

(Dendroica cerulea)

Black-And-White Warbler

(Mniotilta varia)

American Redstart

(Setophaga ruticilla)

American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) ♂ - © David Malak
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) ♀ - © David Malak


Prothonotary Warbler

(Protonataria citrea)

Prothonotary Warbler (Protonataria citrea) ♂ - © David Malak


Ovenbird

(Seiurus aurocapillus)

Northern Waterthrush

(Seiurus noveboracensis)

Mourning Warbler

(Oporornis philadelphia)

Common Yellowthroat

(Geothlypis trichas)

Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia) ♂ - © David Malak


Hooded Warbler

(Wilsonia citrina)

Wilson's Warbler

(Wilsonia pusilla)

Canada Warbler

(Wilsonia canadensis)

Yellow-Breasted Chat

(Icteria virens)